| 1. | This hydra of towers , giant guardian of paris , with its four and twenty heads , always erect , with its monstrous haunches , loaded or scaled with slates , and all streaming with metallic reflections , terminated with wonderful effect the configuration of the town towards the west
这些连成一片的塔楼，好像希腊神话中的多头巨蛇，成了巴黎城的巨大守护神，始终昂着二十四个头，端部屋面大得吓人，或是铅皮的，或是石板为鳞的，全都闪烁着金属的亮光，这巨蛇出人意外地一下子刹住新城西部的外形。 |
